Assistant Maintenance Manager - Jersey City, NJ 07302

Essential Job Functions

• Actively assist in managing day-to-day property operations and maintenance, promptly addressing tenant and client concerns.
• Support timely maintenance of building operations, including coordinating preventive maintenance and optimizing asset performance.
• Participate in overseeing maintenance and repair activities, collaborating with external contractors and vendors.
• Contribute to negotiating service contracts, ensuring suppliers meet contractual obligations (e.g., HVAC, cleaning, landscaping).
• Aid in developing and managing the building maintenance budget, reviewing variances, and controlling expenditures.
• Play an active role in responding to building emergencies, supervising construction projects, and enforcing safety protocols.
• Collaborate in conducting safety inspections and providing necessary training for a safe work environment.
• Collaborate with unions and union representatives.
• Able to remain stationary for extended periods of time, up to 50% of the work day.
• Able to move about the building(s) for meetings with tenants, vendors and staff.
• Ascend / descend stairs and ladders, as well as positions oneself in small spaces for building inspections and maintenance.
• Effectively communicate with tenants, vendors, staff and various departments within the company.
• Recognize areas for improvement, detect issues and assess the best plan of action to rectify them.
• Transport large or heavy objects (up to 50 lbs) throughout the property.
• Exposure to a variety of environments to include varying weather conditions.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in residential building maintenance.
• Ability to actively contribute to implementing sustainable energy practices and grid interactive maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of building mechanical systems, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, waterproofing, and HVAC.
• Proficiency in actively participating in effective verbal and written communication.
• Required licenses and certificates (Certificate of fitness S12, S-13, S-95, P-99, EPA 608 Universal).
• Must actively respond to emergencies and be on call 24 hours.
• Strong self-management and prioritization skills.
• Practical experience with modern motion detection and video capture technologies.
• Experience with unions, particularly 32BJ, is preferred.
• Proficiency with computers and active involvement in property management software, including Microsoft Office and Yardi.